Pianist

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Alessandro Carbonare, Francesca Dego and Alessandro Taverna

Teatro La Fenice

Luisi/Taverna

San Carlo Theatre

Is Tchaikovsky’s searing final work — shrouded in mystery — his farewell to the world? You will decide. The music begins in the bassoon’s lowest register — dark and melancholy, with tumult and anguish to follow, but also a waltz with an offbeat rhythm. The tone of this expressive program is established right from the start, with the pairing of Akutagawa’s evocative Triptyque and Britten’s rarely performed but powerful Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra.

Tchaikovsky Pathétique

Meyerson Symphony Center

A true child prodigy , Erich Wolfgang Korngold was just 11 years old when, in 1909, he composed the pantomime ballet Der Schneemann. According to his son George, the piano score was published in a limited, private edition by his father Julius, a renowned music critic for the prestigious newspaper "Neue Freie Presse." Immediately afterward, Julius Korngold sent copies of the score, originally written for piano four hands, to some of his friends in the Viennese musical world, including Gustav Mahler, whom he called the young genius, and Alexander von Zemlinsky, Erich's teacher, who orchestrated it. This work, which already proved to be a mature work and not simply a compositional exercise by a gifted student, had such a resonance that Emperor Franz Joseph himself ordered its performance at a gala evening on October 4, 1910, at the Vienna Hofper. Korngold's precocious musical talents emerge already in the Prelude to this work, based on a theatrical fable conceived by the composer himself. The plot revolves around Pierrot's love for Colombina, which is thwarted by her stern uncle, Pantalone. The tale's theatrical, wintry setting is evocatively rendered in the Prelude , which is notable for the lyricism that would distinguish Korngold's later film scores. Placed in the second act of the opera, the Serenade constitutes one of the most lyrical moments of the entire composition, as the composer gave a musical form to the passionate singing of Pierrot, who, disguised as a snowman and positioned under his beloved's window, woos the young woman with a poignant and melancholy melody, entrusted now to the solo violin and now to the woodwinds. 

Pianist

Alessandro Taverna

Events

Upcoming events

27 - 28 Nov, 2026

Vienna 1900 · Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Past events

23 - 24 Sep, 2026

Alessandro Carbonare, Francesca Dego and Alessandro Taverna · Teatro La Fenice

Mar 14, 2026

Luisi/Taverna · Teatro di San Carlo

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 21 by Mozart

Teatro di San Carlo

Piano in Largo for Clarinet, Violin and Piano by Ives

Teatro La Fenice

Piano in Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano by Menotti

Teatro La Fenice

Piano in Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in C sharp by Korngold

Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

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